Congress member Dave Loebsack continues his Saturday tours of Iowa’s second district today:
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Dave Loebsack announced today that he will be continuing his Coffee with your Congressman tour with stops in Wapello, Burlington, Ft. Madison and Keokuk. At each stop, Loebsack will be available to chat with constituents about issues of concern, answer questions and provide casework assistance. These gatherings will be held at diners and coffee shops to give the Congressman an opportunity to meet with and hear directly from Iowans in a one-on-one setting. Last year, Dave held 25 stops on his Coffee with your Congressman tour throughout Iowa’s Second District. All tour stops are open to the public and media.
Saturday, March 23
Wapello
10:00am
Chief Brew
324 Van Buren Street
Burlington
11:30am
Wake ‘N Bake Breakfast Company
713 Jefferson Street
Ft. Madison
1:00pm
Hy-Vee
2606 Avenue L
Keokuk
2:30pm
Hy-Vee
3111 Main Street
Legislative Forums:
Make your voice heard. Thanks as always to the folks at infonetone.org for the list of forms. When you find a forum in your area, click on the highlighted link for the exact location:
03/23/2019 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Eggs & Issues – Rock Rapids
03/23/2019 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM Legislative Forum – Colfax
03/23/2019 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Eggs & Issues – Oskaloosa
03/23/2019 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Legislative Coffee – Council Bluffs
03/23/2019 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Legislative Forum – Fairbank
03/23/2019 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM Listening Post – Fredericksburg
03/23/2019 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Legislative Forum – North Liberty
03/23/2019 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Legislative Forum – Logan
03/23/2019 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Office Hours – Clive
03/23/2019 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Legislative Forum – Glidden
03/23/2019 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Legislative Forum – Sioux City
03/23/2019 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Legislative Forum – Davenport
03/23/2019 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM Listening Post – Nashua
03/23/2019 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Town Hall – West Des Moines
03/23/2019 11:15 AM – 11:45 AM Listening Post – Nora Springs
03/23/2019 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Legislative Forum – Winthrop
03/23/2019 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM Town Hall – Burlington
03/25/2019 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Coffee with Marti-Des Moines
03/29/2019 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM Office Hours – Ankeny
03/29/2019 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Talk with Officials – Urbandale
03/29/2019 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Legislative Forum – Hampton
03/29/2019 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Legislative Forum – Allison
03/29/2019 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM Education Forum – Iowa City
03/29/2019 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM Legislative Forum – Waterloo
Issues:
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One issue that I do not see on the list is an issue that is hot in Republican circles these days: Forcing Medicaid recipients to work.
This is simply a crazy idea and is some sort of punishment for being poor, I guess. Most Medicaid recipients already work, but their pay is too low to allow them to pay for insurance.
A much better bill would be one that made employers pay wages that would allow employees be able to afford the basic necessities of life, including access to health care.
An even better bill would be to make health care available to all, regardless of their station in life.
This will only add more costs to a system that is overloaded with costs now and is functioning extremely poorly in Iowa.
Bad Ideas from GOP Lawmakers | |||
Bill # | Bill Description | Current Status | Take Action |
SJR 21 | Constitutional Amendment banning abortion in all cases | Senate Floor | Contact your lawmaker |
SF 237/HF 503 | Politicize judicial branch by allowing GOP to appoint all judges | Passed Senate, House Floor | Contact your lawmaker |
SF 508 | Religious exemptions, license to discriminate (similar to North Carolina) | Senate Floor | |
SF 547 | Vouchers for private schools/home schools | Senate Floor | |
HF 636 | Allows concealed weapons in weapon free zones, courthouses, and public/private workplaces | House Floor | |
SF 588 | Reinstates the death penalty | Senate Floor | |
SF 307/HF 438 | Repeal the state inheritance tax | House Ways & Means/Senate Floor | |
SF 575 | GOP voter suppression bill | Senate Floor | |
SF 583/HF 669 | Sunshine tax, end solar energy industry in Iowa | Passed Senate; House Floor | Contact your lawmaker |
Democratic Bills: Improving Life for Everyday Iowans | |||
Bill # | Bill Description | Current Status | Take Action |
HF 135/SF 156 | Fixing Medicaid Privatization | House/Senate Human Resources | |
HF 383 | Investing in public schools beyond rate of inflation | House Education Committee (GOP passed another record low investment in public schools) | |
HF 147/SF 176 | Restoring the rights of Iowa workers | House/Senate Labor | |
SF 107 | Protect the wages earned by employees | Senate Labor | |
HF 109/SF 117 | Reasonable accomodations for prenancy/child birth | House/Senate Labor | |
SF 72 | Affordable housing/revitalizing old homes | Senate State Government | |
HF 91/SF 247 | Raise Minimum Wage | House/Senate Labor | |
SF 104/HF 221 | Expand Medical cannabis use | House Public Safety | |
HF 129 | End GOP voter suppression/voter ID law | House State Government | |
HF 501 | Help working families with high cost of child care | House Human Resources | |
Signed In to Law | |||
HF 306 | Low funding for public schools | Passed House and Senate; Signed by Governor | |
SJR 18 | Eliminates Background Checks; allows guns on college campuses, state fairgrounds, school buses | Passed House & Senate; Must approved by Legislature in 2021-2022 to put to people for a vote | |
Dead for the Year | |||
HF 257 | Eliminate education funding to Planned Parenthood | House Human Resources Committee | |
SF 27 | Prohibits tenure at state universities/community colleges | Senate Education | |
SF 28 | Vouchers + eliminate Iowa Dept. of Education & Iowa Public TV | Senate Education | |
HF 542 | Prohibits state dollars from acquiring public land for parks, bike trails, hunting, fishing, or other recreation | House Natural Resources | |
HF 51 | Allows concealed weapons in places of worship | House Public Safety | |
SF 259 | Personhood; bans abortion in all cases | Senate Judiciary Comittee | |
HF 160 | Expands & reduces requirements for Charter Schools | House Education | |
HF 448/SF 238/SF 239 | Loosens requirements on immunizations | House Human Resources | |
HF 249 | Legalize the date rape drug and other hallucinogenic drugs like LSD | House Public Safety | |
HF 248 | Legalize mushrooms and other psychedelic drugs | House Public Safety | |
HF 118 | Eliminates permits to carry concealed guns; allows guns on school grounds | House Public Safety | |
HF 194 | Requires Iowa kids to read a Russian book before graduating high school | House Education Committee | |
HF 187 | Prohibits fluoride in drinking water | House Environmental Protection |
It is literals now or never, so speak up!